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the wind is blowing the water stream reverse down alexandria right now. so far, the flooding is not as much of the concern. high tide to is tonight at 8:00. atwe have a live look where thewashington, picking up. [ earnest ] out of the blue one day, we were told to build a 30-foot stage. gathered the guys and we built that 30-foot stage, not knowing what it was for. just days later, all three shifts were told to assemble inin the warehous. a group of peoplele walked out on that stage and told us that the plant is now closed and all of you are fired... i looked both ways, i looked at the crowd, and...we all just lost our jobs. we don't have an income. mitt romney made over 100 million dollars by shutting down our plant and devastated our lives. turns out that when we built that stage, it was like building my own coffin, and it just made me sick. [ male announcer ] priorities usa action is responsible for the content of this advertising. >> if you -- if your town is on water, you're most likely to the flooding first. >> suzanne kennedy is in annapolis monito
the wind is blowing the water stream reverse down alexandria right now. so far, the flooding is not as much of the concern. high tide to is tonight at 8:00. atwe have a live look where thewashington, picking up. [ earnest ] out of the blue one day, we were told to build a 30-foot stage. gathered the guys and we built that 30-foot stage, not knowing what it was for. just days later, all three shifts were told to assemble inin the warehous. a group of peoplele walked out on that stage and told us...
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it's actually meeting king street right here in alexandria. it's actually been rising for quite awhile. ever since we got here around, let's say, 5:30 or so. that's when we ran into this group. [ shouting ] volunteers showing heart isn't shy. he's one of those vocal volunteers handing out free sandbags this afternoon. some were used at businesses up and down king street. lots of people came out to see. they're curious. they wanted to snap pictures of the flooding. someone took a chance to drive through the rising water. many hoping sandy isn't as mean as isabel was. this whole area resembled a river then. so sandbags, important to have or not? >> i would say they are. i mean, take the chance, put the sandbags up, not lose your property. >> and they're free. >> yes, absolutely free. >> reporter: so you can see the water certainly rising here at this point. it's probably going to get a lot worse when high tide comes later on. we'll have a lot more for you at 11:00 tonight. debra alfarone, 9 news. >>> sandy's torrential rain and winds caused a lo
it's actually meeting king street right here in alexandria. it's actually been rising for quite awhile. ever since we got here around, let's say, 5:30 or so. that's when we ran into this group. [ shouting ] volunteers showing heart isn't shy. he's one of those vocal volunteers handing out free sandbags this afternoon. some were used at businesses up and down king street. lots of people came out to see. they're curious. they wanted to snap pictures of the flooding. someone took a chance to drive...
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again mandatory evacuation in the huntington section of alexandria. you got all the way at the end cambridge run. that floods over into here. that's why they want to get people out of here, but again not everybody has left. we spoke to a couple people. we'll play you a little bit of that later on, one invest excited young boy who will be -- very excited young boy who will love to see himself on the air. evacuations they say happens all the time on fenwick road and arlington terrace at enof this road here. we'll be stay -- end of this road here. we'll be staying here for a bit and see what's going on and play you a bit of that video and also show you the evacuation efforts underway here a little later on. >> let me ask you we all know about cameron run and the problems it's caused before. any signs so far that creek has left its banks and is posing any trouble? >> reporter: i'm so sorry. it's really hard to hear you out here. one more time? >> i've just asked if you had any signs so far that cameron run had overflowed its banks? maybe not. >> reporter:
again mandatory evacuation in the huntington section of alexandria. you got all the way at the end cambridge run. that floods over into here. that's why they want to get people out of here, but again not everybody has left. we spoke to a couple people. we'll play you a little bit of that later on, one invest excited young boy who will be -- very excited young boy who will love to see himself on the air. evacuations they say happens all the time on fenwick road and arlington terrace at enof this...
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. >> back here at home, visitors theld town alexandria know drill. -- businesses in old town alexandria know the drill. how is it looking? >> it is looking wet. it is getting pretty bad. area is under a high wind warning and a flood watch. this is one of the culprits, known to flood in this area. up to 10 inches of rain is expected in his rain -- in this area. this area will be under water by the time of this is over. the wind conditions in old town, watching these and trees blowing within hours, someple of good wind gusts. from the wind and rain made their way to alexandria, all eyes focused on two locations. potomac and the trees. at this irish pub on king street, workers were busy building a last minute line of defense. >> all we can do to get ready. away from theds potomac. most places are already closed. >> businesses were already decorated with sandbags and messages for sandy. most shops were closed today. exception of this maman and locals, there refute on the street. >>t feels very different. >> the wind and rain that is concern. what impact tropical storm force have on trees. >
. >> back here at home, visitors theld town alexandria know drill. -- businesses in old town alexandria know the drill. how is it looking? >> it is looking wet. it is getting pretty bad. area is under a high wind warning and a flood watch. this is one of the culprits, known to flood in this area. up to 10 inches of rain is expected in his rain -- in this area. this area will be under water by the time of this is over. the wind conditions in old town, watching these and trees blowing...
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we go live to alexandria with more. >> it appears everyone is heeding the warning. pepco has secured about 400 outside contractors. we know all too well what has happened in the last couple of years with power outages when the get storms like this. in old town alexandria, it is a low-lying area and the concern is that how high the potomac river will get. the powerful storm already pounded the caribbean leaving 21 dead. sandy does not appear to be losing steam as she had our way. it could collide with a weather system coming from the midwest. >> [inaudible] >> local beaches or about erosion. >> i like the way it is. i would hate to see it go way. >> power outages and massive flooding are in everyone's mind here at home. pepco crews expect lines in college park has sent crews to clear power lines and sores. >> my daughter is another area. my family is all around. >> with a mix of weather systems like the one we may get in the next couple of days, experts predict about $1 billion in damages. >> thanks so much. we invite everyone to stay with abc 7 news because we will
we go live to alexandria with more. >> it appears everyone is heeding the warning. pepco has secured about 400 outside contractors. we know all too well what has happened in the last couple of years with power outages when the get storms like this. in old town alexandria, it is a low-lying area and the concern is that how high the potomac river will get. the powerful storm already pounded the caribbean leaving 21 dead. sandy does not appear to be losing steam as she had our way. it could...
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this is a live look at alexandria, virginia, where there's a particularly low lying area. they're sandbagging and water rising. we'll get a look at the low lying areas throughout the region today. >>> sandy is forcing hundreds of thousands of new yorkers from their homes as we speak, actually prior to now. police issued evacuation orders for more than 375,000 people living in low lying parts of new york city. the city also suspended subway and bus service for today, and the city schools, of course, are closed. >>> the jersey shore is also in sandy's sights. new jersey governor chris christie is warning residents there to prepare for the worst. >> i'm completely confident we'll be able to get through this and get through this well, but there are going to be some challenging moments over the course of the next 72 hours. people in new jersey are not strangers to challenge. so we're going to be challenged again. >> christie has ordered a state of emergency, and all public transportation in the state is suspended. >>> back in new york, the statue of liberty closed today and tom
this is a live look at alexandria, virginia, where there's a particularly low lying area. they're sandbagging and water rising. we'll get a look at the low lying areas throughout the region today. >>> sandy is forcing hundreds of thousands of new yorkers from their homes as we speak, actually prior to now. police issued evacuation orders for more than 375,000 people living in low lying parts of new york city. the city also suspended subway and bus service for today, and the city...
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area. >> the outages in the alexandria area? you have to check with the virginia power and with novac. they have that information online and because it keeps changing i don't want to give you particular numbers. you would be best served going to their websites or our emergency blog or call our information hot line and that would be at (571)350-1300. >> judy peterson with the fair fax county government. we know it's a busy night and the information is changing quickly and you're doing your best. >> sounds like some people will be getting calls if there is a belief that their home in their particular neighborhood is in danger of flooding tomorrow and this water may come in. >> interesting to know when we talked earlier, 23 roads have been shut and the number is up to 38 and will grow further and if the floods come through, it could be worse than that. >>> our facebook page is a great place to get information for pictures, commits, trying to get answers. 9 news will be back with special coverage after the break. >>> new york city t
area. >> the outages in the alexandria area? you have to check with the virginia power and with novac. they have that information online and because it keeps changing i don't want to give you particular numbers. you would be best served going to their websites or our emergency blog or call our information hot line and that would be at (571)350-1300. >> judy peterson with the fair fax county government. we know it's a busy night and the information is changing quickly and you're...
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this is a live picture of alexandria of the rain coming down. the win is ok right now, but it will be picking up a anncr: it's said that character is what we do... when we think no one is looking. mitt romney: believe that they are victims. anncr: mitt romney thought no one was looking when... he attacked forty-seven percent of americans. his companies shipped jobs overseas. his plan cuts millionaires' taxes, but raises yours. he'll voucherize medicare... and make catastrophic cuts to education. so remember what romney said... and what his plan would do. president obama: i'm barack obama and... i approve this message. >> live and in hd, this is "good morning washington," on your side. >> obviously, all of us across the county are concerned about the potential impact of hurricane sandy. this is a serious and big storm. >> president obama urging everyone in the path of the storm to take the message of precaution, to stay safe. good morning, washington. it's monday, october 29. i am cynne simpson. >> i am steve chenevey. we are bringing you live te
this is a live picture of alexandria of the rain coming down. the win is ok right now, but it will be picking up a anncr: it's said that character is what we do... when we think no one is looking. mitt romney: believe that they are victims. anncr: mitt romney thought no one was looking when... he attacked forty-seven percent of americans. his companies shipped jobs overseas. his plan cuts millionaires' taxes, but raises yours. he'll voucherize medicare... and make catastrophic cuts to...
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this is a hundred dollars off the price at urban evolution in alexandria and manassas. here's a deal. a touch screen computer with four gigs of memory and 500 gig hard drive. 499 bucks. you're saving $150. this deal is on bestbuy.com. a delicious planning note. nutella has a food truck. it's traveling around the country and it will be rolling through d.c. from october 16 through the 20th. the food truck will be giving away tasty free samples. if you have an offer you've seen or you're a local merchant with a deal for our viewers, i would love to hear from you on facebook. i'm jessica doyle, 9news now. >>> a watchdog group claims that they have found hundreds of registered maryland voters with something in common. they're all dead. the organization doing the digging is an advocate for voter identification laws. we take a look at their research. >> reporter: finding voters dead or alive. what are we flipping through? >> these are deceased voters that remain active on the voter rolls. >> reporter: election integrity maryland says its research shows rufus harris who died in
this is a hundred dollars off the price at urban evolution in alexandria and manassas. here's a deal. a touch screen computer with four gigs of memory and 500 gig hard drive. 499 bucks. you're saving $150. this deal is on bestbuy.com. a delicious planning note. nutella has a food truck. it's traveling around the country and it will be rolling through d.c. from october 16 through the 20th. the food truck will be giving away tasty free samples. if you have an offer you've seen or you're a local...
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news 4's northern virginia bureau chief julie carey joining us from alexandria now. hi, julie. >> reporter: just now a fine mist calling here. look how murky it is out on the potomac. you can see the white caps whipped up, and that sailboat has been rocking and banging into that pier. alexandria, arlington, falls church, fairfax county, all declared a local state of emergency today to help them better deal with whatever sandy brings. this was the long line of cars that formed at an alexandria middle school parking lot. the hot commodity here, sandbags. >> an ata to gw. >> caller: truckload after truckload hauled into this location in old town were carted off as soon as they could be delivered. >> we got a basement that floods every now and then so i want to make sure we've got sandbags to go around the basement. >> reporter: in the hunting done area, they know all about flooded basements because theirs have filled in several past storms. regs dents were prepping their property. generators on stand by, trash cans, bungeed together, and check out this window treatment.
news 4's northern virginia bureau chief julie carey joining us from alexandria now. hi, julie. >> reporter: just now a fine mist calling here. look how murky it is out on the potomac. you can see the white caps whipped up, and that sailboat has been rocking and banging into that pier. alexandria, arlington, falls church, fairfax county, all declared a local state of emergency today to help them better deal with whatever sandy brings. this was the long line of cars that formed at an...
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officials with alexandria are saying it could be up to 72 hours of flood problems. this restaurant that we featured earlier you can see the water is already looking at the door. they moved everything upstairs and they are hoping that will be enough. it has really started flooding in this area. that employee is doing what will be a few tile job because it will still make its way into the back area of that restaurant. high tide is still not for several hours here in old town. how high will it go? a lot of people will be out here watching nervously. >> i was down there during iso bel for a very similar scene. good luck to them. still ahead, travelers are still stranded all along the east coast. when will things start to get back to normal? >> i live in arlington and i will let you know why some of the thousands of power outages that still remain are actually public safety concerns. >> assessing the damage after a ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] combine the pnc cashbuilder visa credit card with a qualifying pnc performance select checking account and earn 75%
officials with alexandria are saying it could be up to 72 hours of flood problems. this restaurant that we featured earlier you can see the water is already looking at the door. they moved everything upstairs and they are hoping that will be enough. it has really started flooding in this area. that employee is doing what will be a few tile job because it will still make its way into the back area of that restaurant. high tide is still not for several hours here in old town. how high will it go?...
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. >> 9news now ko im is live in alexandria with a look at the potomac this morning. good morning, ko. >> reporter: good morning, matt. behind us is the potomac. it's expected to crest tomorrow evening well above flood levels. that's why a flood warning has been extended until friday afternoon. right where we're standing on king and south union streets, if i had been here yesterday morning, the water would have seeped into my rain boots. so right now is low tide that's why you're not really seeing anything. let's give you a picture of what we saw yesterday. the water coming up to union streets. today it is expected to maybe go all the way to lee street. so people yesterday here were taking pictures in the water. right now we're seeing signs of do not enter. some caution tape and some roads blocked off. this is a time we want to share with you a couple of tips. we've been talking about flood warnings all week and before if you haven't prepared yet, we wanted you to elevate any water heaters, electronics like that and also to prevent any water from seeping into your bas
. >> 9news now ko im is live in alexandria with a look at the potomac this morning. good morning, ko. >> reporter: good morning, matt. behind us is the potomac. it's expected to crest tomorrow evening well above flood levels. that's why a flood warning has been extended until friday afternoon. right where we're standing on king and south union streets, if i had been here yesterday morning, the water would have seeped into my rain boots. so right now is low tide that's why you're not...
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it's raining in alexandria, virginia. pepco has already been in contact with a number of utility companies across the middle atlantic, securing 400 contractors. we know what happens with these storms. in low-lying areas like old town alexandria, the concern is how aggressive the potomac will get. the powerful storm already pounded the caribbean, leaving 21 dead. sandy appears to be losing steam as it heads our way. there's a winter storm brewing in the northeast as well, the ingredients of a super storm. residents in old town alexandria have sandbags on standby. >> any time something like this happens, we lose a lot of money. >> locals were about erosion and widespread damage. >> i hate to see it all disappear. >> power outages and massive flooding are on everyone's mind. pepco crews are expecting lines in college park. and d.c. water said crews to clear the sewers and the drains. >> i'm concerned about my children. my son is on another street and my daughter is in another area. >> experts predict about $1 billion in dama
it's raining in alexandria, virginia. pepco has already been in contact with a number of utility companies across the middle atlantic, securing 400 contractors. we know what happens with these storms. in low-lying areas like old town alexandria, the concern is how aggressive the potomac will get. the powerful storm already pounded the caribbean, leaving 21 dead. sandy appears to be losing steam as it heads our way. there's a winter storm brewing in the northeast as well, the ingredients of a...
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. >> folks at an apartment complex in alexandria are freezing. >> management has to turn the heat on in a high-rise complex. the air conditioning remains on even with the cold air now. >> i have kept my space heater going virtually 24-7. it is freezing and they will not turn the air conditioner off. >> it's like an icebox. >> absolutely miserable. >> the front desk and police said no one was around to turn on the heat. then a short time later the property manager told us that the heat will be turned on sometime today. >> but it's going to warm back up again today. it does get cold at night. let's check in with adam caskey. >> it will be warmer than the past couple days, but not by much. tomorrow will be the warmest day of the week with the nationals coming back to town for game 3. should be agreeable, just a little breezy at times. for today, areas of rain on the radar screen in southern maryland all around the beltway, montgomery county gaithersburg rockville, and especially down 95. we have the rain mainly along the 95 corridor, commuting into town from virginia to the beltway, and
. >> folks at an apartment complex in alexandria are freezing. >> management has to turn the heat on in a high-rise complex. the air conditioning remains on even with the cold air now. >> i have kept my space heater going virtually 24-7. it is freezing and they will not turn the air conditioner off. >> it's like an icebox. >> absolutely miserable. >> the front desk and police said no one was around to turn on the heat. then a short time later the property...
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that is expected to happen in the alexandria community of huntington. it saw flooding issues. that area became known for being flood prone. when high tide started coming in, the fairfax county fire department told families on fenwick drive and arlington terrace to leave. some decided to stay. >> they said we had a mandatory evacuation, but it was up to you whether you wanted to leave or not. i chose to stay because i stayed through all the ones before. i'm a veteran. i know what happens at my end of the street. i wanted to stay. >> many of the people who left went to the nearby lee district rec center where a temporary shelter was set up. >>> take a look at the dramatic video of a power substation explosion in new york city. two blasts at the con ed substation in lower manhattan. this knocked out power for 20 blocks in both directions. in all, 230,000 people in manhattan have no electricity. con ed says this is one of the five largest blackouts ever in new york and the largest ever caused by a storm. >> sandy really leaving her mark on new york city. in battery park, the water
that is expected to happen in the alexandria community of huntington. it saw flooding issues. that area became known for being flood prone. when high tide started coming in, the fairfax county fire department told families on fenwick drive and arlington terrace to leave. some decided to stay. >> they said we had a mandatory evacuation, but it was up to you whether you wanted to leave or not. i chose to stay because i stayed through all the ones before. i'm a veteran. i know what happens...
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>> -- old town alexandria. what's going on? >> it has a lot to do with the wind today. most of what we've seen today has been strong northwest winds and that has been pushing water away from annapolis. we talked about the bloomingdale neighborhood in d.c. flooding many times this summer. that was from thunderstorms with torrential rain that really didn't move. they would dump a big load right on top of them. the rain today has been significant, but you haven't seen one spot getting all of it. so the river flooding and bay flooding has not been a problem because of the wind direction so far. tomorrow the winds will come out of south and maybe we see some of the water rising a bit in places like annapolis and alexandria depending how strong those winds continue to be and how much is running off from previous rainfall. good question, though. glad you asked it. it's all about the wind tonight. i just went upstairs and looked outside and we are getting some of the strongest winds we have had between 9:30 and 10:00. i think it will continue the next few hours. this what is ou
>> -- old town alexandria. what's going on? >> it has a lot to do with the wind today. most of what we've seen today has been strong northwest winds and that has been pushing water away from annapolis. we talked about the bloomingdale neighborhood in d.c. flooding many times this summer. that was from thunderstorms with torrential rain that really didn't move. they would dump a big load right on top of them. the rain today has been significant, but you haven't seen one spot getting...
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that is the latest here in alexandria. back to you. >> thank you. >>> and be sure to stay with us stay with us on fox 5 morning news as we continue to track hurricane sandy. you can follow the storm's path on my fox hurricane.com where you will find enhanced satellite pictures, interactive models and a live chat and more as well. well. . >>> police in leesburg say they are looking into a suspicious death they learned about overnight woman in her early 20s was up for inside her apartment around 1:00 this morning. police say they were contacted by relatives of the woman who had not been able to make contact with her for a few days. the unclear how the woman died. however, investigators say there is no threat to the public. >>> also making headlines, in prince george's county a prick county jury finds a former fbi agent guilty on all -- a prince george's county jury find a former fbi agent guilty on call counts. he was found guilty for crashing into lawrence garner's vehicle and killing him and seriously injuring his best fri
that is the latest here in alexandria. back to you. >> thank you. >>> and be sure to stay with us stay with us on fox 5 morning news as we continue to track hurricane sandy. you can follow the storm's path on my fox hurricane.com where you will find enhanced satellite pictures, interactive models and a live chat and more as well. well. . >>> police in leesburg say they are looking into a suspicious death they learned about overnight woman in her early 20s was up for...
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they have a shelter set up on telegraph road in alexandria. they do take pets, by the way, as long as you have a leash on your pet but they're standing by in case those frshts need to go and have set up a hot line. if you have any questions or concerns, live in any of these areas, and are worried about what may transpire and how to handle the situation, call 57#-350-1300. that's a hot line. any and all questions are welcome. so the worst of the storm over in terms of actually going through it, but the after-math is still yet to be determined, wisdom and sara. >> definitely still a developing situation there, holly. thanks so much. we'll check in with you later on. >>> hundreds of thousands of people are left in the dark this morning. >> here are the current numbers. dominion still by far with the most out. 120,000 customers out in northern virginia. pepco about 29,000 outages. bg & e has 92,000 outages in montgomery, prince georges, calvert, counties. >>> on the phone right now, we have dan from dominion to help us look at the timeline for res
they have a shelter set up on telegraph road in alexandria. they do take pets, by the way, as long as you have a leash on your pet but they're standing by in case those frshts need to go and have set up a hot line. if you have any questions or concerns, live in any of these areas, and are worried about what may transpire and how to handle the situation, call 57#-350-1300. that's a hot line. any and all questions are welcome. so the worst of the storm over in terms of actually going through it,...
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. >>> in the mailbag tonight the political campaign rapidly building to a finale and susan from alexandria says we could use some perspective on those defense spending debates. the cry for more and more military mon comes from political neo cons and from what eisenhower called the military industrial complex from corporations that make billions in profits from those contracts. it does not come from the military. bear in mind our defense budget has almost doubled in the past 10 years and no. 2, we spend more on military than the next 16 countries combined. then there was this from john in chantilly who is just glad the debates are over. the election is a mere two weeks away. yea! in all the talk and analysis of who won and lost the debates it seems the overarching criteria was demeanor, tone, body language, et cetera, fact checkers not withstanding. only the partisan apologists would seem to discuss substance and positions. i would like to think that we tried to flush out some serious fact checking and reporting. and finally this, debbie from arlington who really liked my commentary two nig
. >>> in the mailbag tonight the political campaign rapidly building to a finale and susan from alexandria says we could use some perspective on those defense spending debates. the cry for more and more military mon comes from political neo cons and from what eisenhower called the military industrial complex from corporations that make billions in profits from those contracts. it does not come from the military. bear in mind our defense budget has almost doubled in the past 10 years...
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pepco crews are hoping to keep outages in college park to a minimum, something some alexandria would see in their neighborhood. >> i guess i will stocked up on dog food for the dog at. >> some residents are in the dark for days during another storm with her 6-week-old. >> we will make sure we have water, batteries and so forth and maybe go to a hotel early this time. >> we invite you to stay with abc 7 news for complete coverage. we will watch the storm track during our newscasts and on-line at wjla.com and on facebook and twitter. >> let's check on the commute with jamee whitten. >> foggy conditions. in springfield visibility is not good but no problems are reported on 95 between stafford and the beltway. in the district, reports of a tractor-trailer coming from new york avenue going into the tunnel towards 395 that is stuck so commuters cannot get on to the freeway to get store as the outbound bridge. they are working on it. on the beltway, they are trying to clear construction from oversight. you know about the hot lanes project. back to you. >> thank you. with 11 days to go until
pepco crews are hoping to keep outages in college park to a minimum, something some alexandria would see in their neighborhood. >> i guess i will stocked up on dog food for the dog at. >> some residents are in the dark for days during another storm with her 6-week-old. >> we will make sure we have water, batteries and so forth and maybe go to a hotel early this time. >> we invite you to stay with abc 7 news for complete coverage. we will watch the storm track during our...
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dr alexandria was able to escape major flooding issues. we did see some minor flooding monday and we saw how high the water can get yesterday morning around high tide. if you haven't prepared already, we want to show you this is an example to follow. this clothing store in downtown old town alexandria has put up some plastic right in front of the door. this is the way to do it. stack these sandbags so that if you can, they're staggered. there's no gaps in between. of course lay them flood so that they don't fall over. so this is pretty sturdy and hopefully the store won't see any water dampen some of the clothes inside. as far as history, we could see the potomac here rise to the highest water levels since 1996. it could go down in the books as one of the top five water level events. as far as alexandria, while it is used to flooding, they are preparing for the worst. every flood condition is different and flooding is pretty common in this area but joggers this morning if they come back later, they won't probably be able to stand in this a
dr alexandria was able to escape major flooding issues. we did see some minor flooding monday and we saw how high the water can get yesterday morning around high tide. if you haven't prepared already, we want to show you this is an example to follow. this clothing store in downtown old town alexandria has put up some plastic right in front of the door. this is the way to do it. stack these sandbags so that if you can, they're staggered. there's no gaps in between. of course lay them flood so...
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only his didn't crash through like hers or this other alexandria hoe. the owner is hoping to rebuild. here's what's left of a roof that blew off a garden apartment complex here in alexandria at the height of the storm. >> we just started hearing like -- crashing noises. >> reporter: around 10:30 last night that roof came right off the building at the seminary hills garden apartments. her toddler knew exactly what it was. >> my baby's -- what is that? dragons are coming. >> reporter: a dragon named sandy. >> i'm scared. >> it was very scary. >> reporter: even though the worst is over alexandria handed out sandbags this afternoon. in fairfax county's huntington community, there was a feeling of relief that cameron run stayed in her banks. so far. >> i feel like weaver lucky you know. everybody dodged a lot of wet basements and ruined houses and hopefully everyone is safe and that's good. >> reporter: yes, that's good. but we're still kind of holing our breath -- holding our breath at least here in oldtown. the water has quickly pushed up to the base there
only his didn't crash through like hers or this other alexandria hoe. the owner is hoping to rebuild. here's what's left of a roof that blew off a garden apartment complex here in alexandria at the height of the storm. >> we just started hearing like -- crashing noises. >> reporter: around 10:30 last night that roof came right off the building at the seminary hills garden apartments. her toddler knew exactly what it was. >> my baby's -- what is that? dragons are coming....
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. >> i got a voice message from amtrak outside of alexandria, virginia, that i couldn't get home from washington to chicago. i could have stayed in orlando. >> reporter: that's got to be very frustrating. >> it is frustrating and i'm missing halloween. so i'm un. what. >> reporter: tony murray -- i'm unhappy. >> reporter: and tony murray is not the only one. other passengers have been stranded here since sunday night waiting for word when amtrak will resume service. so you've been here two days with nothing to do. >> two days with nothing to, do walk to the door and see the rain and the wind and come back in and just make friends with people that are going through the same thing that i'm going through. >> reporter: both women said information was scarce. at national airport terminal c was nearly empty with the departure board showing just a few flights taking off this afternoon. most of them were going to warm weather climates. >> we're seeing airlines go back to very limited service today. at dulles international they received their first flight around 11:00 this morning and at natio
. >> i got a voice message from amtrak outside of alexandria, virginia, that i couldn't get home from washington to chicago. i could have stayed in orlando. >> reporter: that's got to be very frustrating. >> it is frustrating and i'm missing halloween. so i'm un. what. >> reporter: tony murray -- i'm unhappy. >> reporter: and tony murray is not the only one. other passengers have been stranded here since sunday night waiting for word when amtrak will resume...
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in alexandria once again we could see waters coming up pretty high. there is a slight chance thursday morning when the crest comes down the river that this could be even bigger and maybe even get into more major type flooding. so we'll watch for that for you. meanwhile there are other coastal advisories for the bay and out toward the atlantic as water remains high and also we have a nearly full moon. it was full yesterday and also a lot of water. this is kind of an estimate what happened in the last 24 hours. many of these totals are now feeding into the potomac river. in general 4, 5, 6 inches of rai people should watch not just the potomac, but all the other small stream and rivers and the monacacy and rappahannock will all be running high and we have to be very careful the next several days. >>> we have a few important notes to pass along. the federal government will be open tomorrow. employees still have the option for unscheduled leave or you can telework. you can find more information on the cancellations and information scrolling at the bottom
in alexandria once again we could see waters coming up pretty high. there is a slight chance thursday morning when the crest comes down the river that this could be even bigger and maybe even get into more major type flooding. so we'll watch for that for you. meanwhile there are other coastal advisories for the bay and out toward the atlantic as water remains high and also we have a nearly full moon. it was full yesterday and also a lot of water. this is kind of an estimate what happened in the...
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melissa mollet live in old town alexandria. back to you. >>> it is 5:40. we have crews covering this storm not only in the metro region but all along the coast. >> he with want to remind you we're streaming our news anncr: it's said that character is what we do... when we think no one is looking. mitt romney: believe that they are victims. anncr: mitt romney thought no one was looking when... he attacked forty-seven percent of americans. his companies shipped jobs overseas. his plan cuts millionaires' taxes, but raises yours. he'll voucherize medicare... and make catastrophic cuts to education. so remember what romney said... and what his plan would do. president obama: i'm barack obama and... i approve this message. we were told to build a 30-foot stage. gathered the guys and we built that 30-foot stage, not knowing what it was for. just days later, all three shifts were told to assemble in the warehouse. a group of people walked out on that stage and told us that the plant is now closed and all of you are fired... i looked both ways, i looked at the crow
melissa mollet live in old town alexandria. back to you. >>> it is 5:40. we have crews covering this storm not only in the metro region but all along the coast. >> he with want to remind you we're streaming our news anncr: it's said that character is what we do... when we think no one is looking. mitt romney: believe that they are victims. anncr: mitt romney thought no one was looking when... he attacked forty-seven percent of americans. his companies shipped jobs overseas. his...
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live in old town alexandria, melissa mollet, news 4. back to you. >> keep us posted. >>> major hazards for drivers. tisha thompson continues coverage from montgomery county now. >> reporter: i'm on the steps of beach drive near connecticut avenue. this section of the road you can see rock creek is getting high. it's very close to breaking over this bay. it's way over the normal course. then there's, of course, the added difficulty of you don't have just water, you have trees that have come down. that means they have shut this entire stretch of road down. officials want people to stay off the roads because even though it is starting to let up with the rain, dragging is still a tricky business. here's a tip. when you see police tape across the roads, stop. state highway crews say this driver plowed through the police tape cutting off access to the onramp at new hampshire avenue and 495. he abandoned the vehicle. the water is crashing over the northwest bridge and dumping heavy logs and debris along the route 29 bridge in white oak prompti
live in old town alexandria, melissa mollet, news 4. back to you. >> keep us posted. >>> major hazards for drivers. tisha thompson continues coverage from montgomery county now. >> reporter: i'm on the steps of beach drive near connecticut avenue. this section of the road you can see rock creek is getting high. it's very close to breaking over this bay. it's way over the normal course. then there's, of course, the added difficulty of you don't have just water, you have...
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. >>> to northern virginia, take a look at this video out of old town alexandria. the street and sidewalks at the intersection of king and strand streets completely covered in water. at least one apartment building in the city was condemned due to water and high wind damage. still, as news4's melissa found out, most residents are taking it all in stride. >> reporter: after the worst of sandy has ripped through roads here look more like lakes. they're shut down and the water expected to rise a bit tonight. windows in old town still covered with tapes and tarps. doorways stocked with sandbags. residents coming down for a look at what sandy did. >> it is not as bad as i thought it would be. >> a few feet of water. >> reporter: just before the storm hit, folks here were understandably nervous. they dress in the matching yellow slickers keeping an eye on the potomac. she's lived in old town for 40 years and is no stranger to its flooding. >> lots of canoes going up and down union street kind of thing. >> reporter: a few miles away, this massive tree came crashing down.
. >>> to northern virginia, take a look at this video out of old town alexandria. the street and sidewalks at the intersection of king and strand streets completely covered in water. at least one apartment building in the city was condemned due to water and high wind damage. still, as news4's melissa found out, most residents are taking it all in stride. >> reporter: after the worst of sandy has ripped through roads here look more like lakes. they're shut down and the water...
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so here in alexandria, this is something they've been through many, many times. they are used to flooding here. yesterday, let's take a look at some of the pictures when the water did start to come up after hurricane sandy came through. most of the bottom part of union and king street was submerged in water. businesses, however, were well prepared. they got sandbags from the ity government. they've been through this many, many times. and once the worst of the storm was over, lots of people came out also to just sort of take a look and take some pictures and see what had been left over from hurricane sandy. but yes, as we have been talking about, with that coastal flood warning still coming, high tide still coming, all that water from other parts north making its way down here, they really cannot rest easy just yet. >> there are expectations it was coming up to 10 feet. it is measured by the pillar over there. there is foot increments. >> reporter: you heard one resident talking about the pillar. it is right back behind me here. 10feet, that would be maybe about c
so here in alexandria, this is something they've been through many, many times. they are used to flooding here. yesterday, let's take a look at some of the pictures when the water did start to come up after hurricane sandy came through. most of the bottom part of union and king street was submerged in water. businesses, however, were well prepared. they got sandbags from the ity government. they've been through this many, many times. and once the worst of the storm was over, lots of people came...
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at 6:00, from annapolis to alexandria and d.c., more of the preparations and concerns. >> 200 snowplows hit the streets in prince toward discounting. no, this is not for the hurricane, this is an annual dry run. the yearly practice allows the crews to evaluate procedures and make sure communication is clear once the first snowflakes of what to arrive. >> this weekend, a new national christmas tree will be planted on the lips. the tree was removed in may after dying from transplant shock, so a new 28-foot colorado spruce is being brought from virginia. the national tree lighting plans for december come register for a lottery to get a ticket until 10:00 a.m. on monday. time to check the traffic situation. >> we are seeing delay southbound 395, washington boulevard, a slow crawl towards king street between shirlington and king street. a dump truck rocking the right lane. -- blocking the right wing. southbound the leis around the fairfax county parkway to quantico. serious crash on suitland parkway in prince william county through manassas. old georgetown road, a crash on the left side of t
at 6:00, from annapolis to alexandria and d.c., more of the preparations and concerns. >> 200 snowplows hit the streets in prince toward discounting. no, this is not for the hurricane, this is an annual dry run. the yearly practice allows the crews to evaluate procedures and make sure communication is clear once the first snowflakes of what to arrive. >> this weekend, a new national christmas tree will be planted on the lips. the tree was removed in may after dying from transplant...
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., alexandria and fairfax. prince george's, charles, frederick and montgomery county schools. you can see the full list at www.wusa9.com. >> also all flights at local airports are canceled until further notice and vre, marc rail and amtrak have canceled service for tomorrow. metro will not have service in the rning. >> in maryland the speed limit on all interstates is being lowered to 45 miles an hour as a precaution. maryland state police urge everyone to just stay off the roads if at all possible. >> now we're also hearing about evacuation orders for parts of the huntington area of fairfax county. this impacts people living along fenwick drive and arlington terrace. you may remember the huntington neighborhood has been prone to flooding before. we've got a crew heading that way. we'll bring you a live report as soon as possible. >>> let's get the latest where the storm is right now from topper. >> she's essentially sitting in southern new jersey now right between ocean city, new jersey, and also cape may. maximum established winds 90 miles per hour, gusts to 115 and we're lo
., alexandria and fairfax. prince george's, charles, frederick and montgomery county schools. you can see the full list at www.wusa9.com. >> also all flights at local airports are canceled until further notice and vre, marc rail and amtrak have canceled service for tomorrow. metro will not have service in the rning. >> in maryland the speed limit on all interstates is being lowered to 45 miles an hour as a precaution. maryland state police urge everyone to just stay off the roads if...
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next high tide at the washington channel will be at 9:19 this evening and at alexandria at 9:37. we know the water is very high. you didn't have to worry about that yesterday because the wins were out of the northwest blowing -- winds were out of the northwest blowing it way from the banks. lighter winds today but the rivers are filling and rising and that nearly full moon as well and that is contributing. coastal flood warnings again. we're watching the west side of the bay here. now we show you radar here. these showers will decrease through the night. we'll still have a number of clouds, but check this out. our whirling sandy is still spinning over pennsylvania. it is still snowing heavily here. the west front of the allegheny front they're getting 2 to 3 feet of snow, blizzard conditions there. all the ridge tops in pennsylvania are getting snow. new york dry now, new england getting a little circulation. this will continue to sit and spin, but luckily for us when sandy came ashore and hit that really cold air, the wind field while it broadened took a little steam out of thos
next high tide at the washington channel will be at 9:19 this evening and at alexandria at 9:37. we know the water is very high. you didn't have to worry about that yesterday because the wins were out of the northwest blowing -- winds were out of the northwest blowing it way from the banks. lighter winds today but the rivers are filling and rising and that nearly full moon as well and that is contributing. coastal flood warnings again. we're watching the west side of the bay here. now we show...
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traffic is moving well between alexandria, springfield and oxon hill. i'll be back with more traffic at 5:24. >> thank you, monika. >>> maryland football suffers yet another injury at a key position. >> the news about two redskins starters isn't so great either. we'll have details coming up in sports. >>> now let's take another look at our question of the day. this has been chosen as the best candy to give out at halloween. what is it? is it a, pop rocks, b, m&ms or c, necco wafers. >> our facebook friend jenny writes really? there's a contest here? everybody knows it's all about the chocolate. m&ms hands down. we'll reveal the correct answer in the 6:00 a.m. show. we'll be right back. . >>> it is now 5:22. we've got low clouds around, some drizzle, some fog. i think this is underdoing the cloudiness and fog that extends into the eastern shore but the trend is that we'll see a little bit of sun east probably later o. notice how the clouds are banking up in the mountains. that's where we could have some drizzle and fog. we'll get into the mid-60s by lunc
traffic is moving well between alexandria, springfield and oxon hill. i'll be back with more traffic at 5:24. >> thank you, monika. >>> maryland football suffers yet another injury at a key position. >> the news about two redskins starters isn't so great either. we'll have details coming up in sports. >>> now let's take another look at our question of the day. this has been chosen as the best candy to give out at halloween. what is it? is it a, pop rocks, b,...
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that's the situation in old town alexandria. we want to tell you a little bit about the huntington section of alexandria. also very flood prone. we want to show you video of preparations there yesterday. why we talked about huntington. less than a year ago, just about a year ago this time, that area of alexandria flooded very, very badly. next week residents in fairfax county are going to head to the polls and they're going to vote on a $30 million referendum for huntington about whether to build a levee system because this area tends to flood often. in 2006, 2011 really big flooding in those parts. also bell haven, the new alexander -- the new section of alexandria, these are very flood prone areas. we're watching the water here. as you can see the rocks, this is starting to pick up. we have a lot of debris floating in the potomac river. you can see out in the water. we have a lot of logs that are floating around. we still have some boats that are moored here on the docks. so this is the situation we're going to continue to wat
that's the situation in old town alexandria. we want to tell you a little bit about the huntington section of alexandria. also very flood prone. we want to show you video of preparations there yesterday. why we talked about huntington. less than a year ago, just about a year ago this time, that area of alexandria flooded very, very badly. next week residents in fairfax county are going to head to the polls and they're going to vote on a $30 million referendum for huntington about whether to...
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there's a live view of capitol hill from alexandria. right now, 73 with a few sprinkles at reagan national airport. the air is soft and yielding this morning, as a front is beginning to push in, it's triggering these showers from the carolinas all the way into virginia, up into pennsylvania. right now closer in, storm 4 team radar showing sprinkles in montgomery, fairfax, prince george's counties. farther west, a few scattered sprinkles into eastern west virginia. temperatures are mild. all this area in yellow in the 70s. that includes the metro area and points south and east. points west and north, that rain has been lingering a little bit longer. have an umbrella handy for another couple of hours and after that, we'll dry out. by the next few minutes and 7:00 a.m., it's still going to be in the upper 60s, lower 70s. but by noontime, ought to get a little sun breaking out. we'll be in the low to mid 70s by your lunch hour. when you're heading home from work and school, we'll be up around 80 degrees. you'll notice the humidity will be d
there's a live view of capitol hill from alexandria. right now, 73 with a few sprinkles at reagan national airport. the air is soft and yielding this morning, as a front is beginning to push in, it's triggering these showers from the carolinas all the way into virginia, up into pennsylvania. right now closer in, storm 4 team radar showing sprinkles in montgomery, fairfax, prince george's counties. farther west, a few scattered sprinkles into eastern west virginia. temperatures are mild. all...
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in alexandria, there is a coastal flood warning. tides may be two to three feet above the average on top of that the flooded potomac, and also along the tidal potomac and much of the bay going to be abnormally high tides, two to three feet, and these areas receding tonight. these areas in the dark blue in the 30s. cold out in the mountains. still power out in the mountain regions, where they got two feet of that heavy wet snow from garrett county through much of west virginia. all these areas of light blue in the 40s. here is the storm team 4 four-day four cast. i'm happy to say looking drier. although we may have again just a few of these sprinkles for another hour or two. then we'll finally dry out the rest of the day. a little sun breaking out early this morning and early afternoon. clouds may break in for a time this afternoon and evening. winds gusting out of the southwest around 15 miles an hour today. highs mid-50s. overnight tonight down to the upper 30s starting off thursday morning. tomorrow should be partly cloudy. still
in alexandria, there is a coastal flood warning. tides may be two to three feet above the average on top of that the flooded potomac, and also along the tidal potomac and much of the bay going to be abnormally high tides, two to three feet, and these areas receding tonight. these areas in the dark blue in the 30s. cold out in the mountains. still power out in the mountain regions, where they got two feet of that heavy wet snow from garrett county through much of west virginia. all these areas...
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but low 70's, very nicely thursday afternoon. 71 degrees alexandria, high of 72. closer to the southeast u.s., of picking up the effect of sandy already. homestead air force base, fla., 75 degrees. wind gusts of 52 heavy rain. this pattern will move. the storm is moving quickly but will slow down once it makes landfall and will be a protractor long, slow moving system. but not the next few days. meantime not bad. 60's, low 70's, some sunshine. the wind will be out of the east and southeast, bringing the low- level moisture. overnight, clouds, patchy fog, drizzle commonplace. right now, all of the sunshine very warm temperatures. 83 charleston, 80 degrees and asheville, 76 indianapolis. on the other side of this cold front, blue or minnesota and the low 30's. this will be a key player, this trough of low pressure, the leading edge, a very strong upper level low associated with it, and that will make this happen in the next several days involving sandy. for the moment, not a lot of stormiest. with the leading edge of the cold front is still back to the west. the nex
but low 70's, very nicely thursday afternoon. 71 degrees alexandria, high of 72. closer to the southeast u.s., of picking up the effect of sandy already. homestead air force base, fla., 75 degrees. wind gusts of 52 heavy rain. this pattern will move. the storm is moving quickly but will slow down once it makes landfall and will be a protractor long, slow moving system. but not the next few days. meantime not bad. 60's, low 70's, some sunshine. the wind will be out of the east and southeast,...
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>> reporter: we had to come over from alexandria, it was just getting way too windy. so we came over here. we're at this higher point here in arlington. you can see, it has gotten really windy here. it is so much colder than it was just a little while ago. you can see the pentagon there in the distance. folks traveling both ways on 395. traffic not bad at all. we're hoping lots of people are staying home. it is only going to get worse over the next couple of hours. unless you absolutely have to be out for some reason, for work perhaps like us, definitely want to stay home. i can tell you the experience in old town was interesting this morning. the potomac river always flooding. that was kind of starting as we were leaving about an hour or so ago. lots folks putting sandbags out because of that low-lying area. lts of folks putting plastic tarps out over windows with tape, to make sure that if it shatters, that that is secure. so we're keeping an eye on things for you. we'll be back out here for you just after noon today. >> all right, melissa, thanks. i just got someth
>> reporter: we had to come over from alexandria, it was just getting way too windy. so we came over here. we're at this higher point here in arlington. you can see, it has gotten really windy here. it is so much colder than it was just a little while ago. you can see the pentagon there in the distance. folks traveling both ways on 395. traffic not bad at all. we're hoping lots of people are staying home. it is only going to get worse over the next couple of hours. unless you absolutely...
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live in old town, alexandria, melissa mollet, news 4. back to you. >>> the atf is confirming that a stafford county home raided by fbi agents is connected to pipe bomb attacks in northern virginia. investigators say they're searching for a man who they believe threw pipe bombs at three homes in stafford and fredericksburg yesterday. the houses belong to a stafford county sheriff's deputy, the suspect's girlfriend and another law enforcement officer. nobody was hurt in any of the attacks. federal agents are not saying who they believe is responsible. >> 6:37. 43 degrees. the deal that means another star wars trilogy is not too far, far away. >>> plus another video you'll be talking about. dramatic rescues between hurricane sandy and a tie for the first responders of 9/11. >>> take a look at the live pictures on the beltway. the backup is for miles now. [ minto ] you know, those ads saying mitt romney would ban all abortions and contraception seemed a bit extreme. so i looked into it. turns out, romney doesn't oppose contraception at all.
live in old town, alexandria, melissa mollet, news 4. back to you. >>> the atf is confirming that a stafford county home raided by fbi agents is connected to pipe bomb attacks in northern virginia. investigators say they're searching for a man who they believe threw pipe bombs at three homes in stafford and fredericksburg yesterday. the houses belong to a stafford county sheriff's deputy, the suspect's girlfriend and another law enforcement officer. nobody was hurt in any of the...
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beverly hills, 22305 in alexandria. it seal like every time there is a storm, trees in beverly hills fall like pick-up sticks. >> you've lived here on old dominion boulevard. how long? >> five years. >> reporter: and how many time have you lost power? >> about seven. >> reporter: there's a tree down in front of 5500. it didn't cause the outage. it is just symbolic. you can imagine what life is like in the dark, in a high rise. >> i feel like amish. pretty much. it's like back in the woods camping. >> it's very hard to find things in the dark. >> reporter: what floor are you on in. >> the sixth. >> reporter: so you have to walk up? >> yeah. >> reporter: and then walk down. >> yes. >> reporter: it is doubling frustrating in a high rise because everything is underground. you cannot see the power problem. they say it's a grid thing. not so in beverly hills 22305. that problem is right out there in your front yard. let me give you a hug. last year, holly's house was hit by a tree. this year her luck is improving. just a near
beverly hills, 22305 in alexandria. it seal like every time there is a storm, trees in beverly hills fall like pick-up sticks. >> you've lived here on old dominion boulevard. how long? >> five years. >> reporter: and how many time have you lost power? >> about seven. >> reporter: there's a tree down in front of 5500. it didn't cause the outage. it is just symbolic. you can imagine what life is like in the dark, in a high rise. >> i feel like amish. pretty...
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yesterday and with a good southerly breeze today, we could have flooding issues in annapolis, oldtown alexandria. the story changes a little bit but we still have some issues we have to deal with. >> don't take away the sandbags. >> right. if you are down there in downtown annapolis, you want to keep the sand bagged for another 4 hours or so until the winds start to fall off. >> good advice. what is else is going on? >> still raining. we are not done with the rain yet. some pretty good rain totals so far. in fact, much of the area, 3, 4, 5, 6 inches of rain through the midnight hours. you can see the rain heaviest at the moment to the east of washington pushing out towards annapolis here along the bay, the western shore of the bay. we are getting pretty good rain and then to the north and west up into montgomery county, it looks like laytonsville as this is all working down from the north and the west. you can see most of the area still unfortunately getting the rain out there and i think we'll continue to have flooding issues. we have got flood warnings for parts of the area. that will become a
yesterday and with a good southerly breeze today, we could have flooding issues in annapolis, oldtown alexandria. the story changes a little bit but we still have some issues we have to deal with. >> don't take away the sandbags. >> right. if you are down there in downtown annapolis, you want to keep the sand bagged for another 4 hours or so until the winds start to fall off. >> good advice. what is else is going on? >> still raining. we are not done with the rain yet....
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so this morning, alexandria is kind of assessing the damage. there is some. not a lot in terms of what it could have been. so there is a big relief sigh of this, unless you're one of the families dealing with it firsthand. that's the latest here. back to you in the studio. >> holly morris, thank you very much. >> flooding fears forcing some people in huntington virginia to evacuate their homes last night. then, from 1900 residents in the bellview new alexandria neighborhood were put on alert, they too could be evacuated later today. crews are monitoring the situation. as of now, things are looking good. and those folks won't have to leave. but we know that things can change. especially when the sun comes up and folks start to evaluate some of those areas. >> and i think because so much of this action was last night, in the dark, we will know a lot more during the coming hours with the brighter daylight. all right, it is 7:11 now. super storm sandy also having a big impact on the presidential campaign. still ahead what both candidates will be doing today inste
so this morning, alexandria is kind of assessing the damage. there is some. not a lot in terms of what it could have been. so there is a big relief sigh of this, unless you're one of the families dealing with it firsthand. that's the latest here. back to you in the studio. >> holly morris, thank you very much. >> flooding fears forcing some people in huntington virginia to evacuate their homes last night. then, from 1900 residents in the bellview new alexandria neighborhood were put...
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but it is already impacting halloween in del rey, in the -- excuse me, in the del rey neighborhood of alexandria. they have had to cancel their halloween parade which was scheduled for sunday. you look out here and see some of these tattered umbrellas that are part of the decorations here in d.c. and we are hoping it's not a metaphor for how this halloween may turn out. live in the district, i'm beth parker, back into, will. >> using the term frankenstorm giving the timing. >> you can keep it here on fox 5 news for the next 90 minutes as we track hurricane sandy and you can download the fox 5 weather app for instant access to the weather forecast. it features updated videos from our meteorologists, weather alerts and you can use it to submit your own weather pictures and video with a click of a button, you can download it on your iphone, ipad or your droid. >> if there's ever a time to download it it is now. >>> we are going to have all the details of voting for you. >>> plus a presidential candidate forced to cancel an appearance in virginia ahead of the hurricane's arrival. we will have the la
but it is already impacting halloween in del rey, in the -- excuse me, in the del rey neighborhood of alexandria. they have had to cancel their halloween parade which was scheduled for sunday. you look out here and see some of these tattered umbrellas that are part of the decorations here in d.c. and we are hoping it's not a metaphor for how this halloween may turn out. live in the district, i'm beth parker, back into, will. >> using the term frankenstorm giving the timing. >> you...
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. >>> the storm is already having an impact on one event in alexandria. they've canceled the parade scheduled for this sunday. there will be events from 2:00 to 4:00, but the parade is canceled. >>> with ghosts and goblins headed to your door soon, it's time to start thinking about how to keep the spooky holiday a safe one. liz crenshaw has her annual eye-opening demonstration. >> reporter: it's the fartherest thing from your mind or your child's mind. the costume and jack-o'-lantern could put them in danger. but flowing costumes and sidewalks lighted with candles do create a dangerous mix. each year students and adults are burned when costumes catch fire. the u.s. consumer product safety commission has reports of an 8-year-old girl suffering first and second-degree burns when a candle came in contact with her halloween costume. and a 4-year-old boy sustained second-degree burns over 40% of his body when his costume ignited. so once again this year, we wanted to demonstrate how store-bought and homemade costumes can put you and your children at risk. whet
. >>> the storm is already having an impact on one event in alexandria. they've canceled the parade scheduled for this sunday. there will be events from 2:00 to 4:00, but the parade is canceled. >>> with ghosts and goblins headed to your door soon, it's time to start thinking about how to keep the spooky holiday a safe one. liz crenshaw has her annual eye-opening demonstration. >> reporter: it's the fartherest thing from your mind or your child's mind. the costume and...
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here in old town alexandria, low lying area often has issues. we took a stroll down one of the main streets here a little bit ago earlier this morning. just to kind of show you how things are looking down here. flooding, of course, quite expected. we have street parking, some of the streets are completely clear because folks are not parking along the roads. we have computerized meters that are completely covered with garbage bags just to protect the inside from getting wet, and sandbags all over the place. if you're heading out today definitely be careful. we're going to be down here throughout the morning just keeping an eye on things. again, this water expected to rise quite a bit in the next couple of hours. it's going to be a nasty morning. live in old town alexandria, melissa mollet, news 4. >>> let's join dan stessel on the phone from metro. dan, good morning to you. are you there? first, let me ask you a forward looking question. we know that metro also was shut down today. what about tomorrow? when will you make the final decision? >> i
here in old town alexandria, low lying area often has issues. we took a stroll down one of the main streets here a little bit ago earlier this morning. just to kind of show you how things are looking down here. flooding, of course, quite expected. we have street parking, some of the streets are completely clear because folks are not parking along the roads. we have computerized meters that are completely covered with garbage bags just to protect the inside from getting wet, and sandbags all...
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. >> reporter: i'm peggy fox in old town, alexandria, one day after congressman jim moran's son resigned from his campaign over voter fraud allegations, moran's challenger calls for an investigation. >> we'll come back and show you where sandy is going. next week is what we're concerned about. we'll show you the possible track she may take. >>> as we've been telling you, early voting has already begun in the presidential race and that is the president himself, barack obama, conversation his vote in chicago in his homestate of -- casting his vote in chicago in his homestate in illinois. earlier today the president made a donut run to florida before hding to the battleground state of virginia. mitt romney kept his focus on ohio for the entire day. >> and america wants to see big changes and we're going to bring big changes to get america stronger again. >> we've got to go forward with the policies that are getting us out of this mess and that's why i'm running for a second term. >> in fact, president obama will finish his day in ohio before heading back to washington. mr. obama picked up a
. >> reporter: i'm peggy fox in old town, alexandria, one day after congressman jim moran's son resigned from his campaign over voter fraud allegations, moran's challenger calls for an investigation. >> we'll come back and show you where sandy is going. next week is what we're concerned about. we'll show you the possible track she may take. >>> as we've been telling you, early voting has already begun in the presidential race and that is the president himself, barack obama,...
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three-year-old justin is having a ball inside the bryant early learning center in alexandria. >> justin is adorable. he is very animated. he loves to dance. he is very outgoing. he is very, very sweet child. very well behaved. extremely bright. >> his father says without a subsidy, the family would not be able to pay the $261 a week for child care. >> it helps me. >> justin is the fourth son in the family to attend the quality learning center. the center also known as bell, accepts children from 6 weeks to five years old. >> they know the alphabet, they can count, and he knows drawing, writing, so it is helpful. >> bell offers subsidies to low income families and high school teenage moms. fairfax county's office for children directs the majority of needy families to the organization. >> we want people to be working. but we say, well what happens with their kids? we don't want them going to a neighbor's for the day for five years because parents can't afford anything else. >> 80% of the children receive subsidized tuition. the center tests each child to make sure they are on track for ki
three-year-old justin is having a ball inside the bryant early learning center in alexandria. >> justin is adorable. he is very animated. he loves to dance. he is very outgoing. he is very, very sweet child. very well behaved. extremely bright. >> his father says without a subsidy, the family would not be able to pay the $261 a week for child care. >> it helps me. >> justin is the fourth son in the family to attend the quality learning center. the center also known as...
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she's lived in old town alexandria she said for 40 years. she said when she saw isabel come through, there were people in can ooups, remember that. and boats stuck on roads down the street. she says she thinks this is going to be worst. live in old town alexandria, melissa mollet, news 4. >>> our special coverage continues. we have reporters standing by live on the coast, in d.c., in virginia and in maryland. >> stay with us. >>> good morning. welcome to a special edition of "news 4 today" for special hurricane sandy coverage. good morning, i'm eun yang. >> i'm aaron gilchrest. these are live images from ocean city, maryland. you can see the surf crashing, the waves crashing on to the shore there, and even up to the boardwalk in some parts. reports wind speeds topping out in the area of 69 miles per hour. >> tom has said later today ocean city and parts of the eastern seaboard will experience hurricane force winds. people there already evacuated or boarded up their homes. it could be a very dangerous situation as you can see from these live
she's lived in old town alexandria she said for 40 years. she said when she saw isabel come through, there were people in can ooups, remember that. and boats stuck on roads down the street. she says she thinks this is going to be worst. live in old town alexandria, melissa mollet, news 4. >>> our special coverage continues. we have reporters standing by live on the coast, in d.c., in virginia and in maryland. >> stay with us. >>> good morning. welcome to a special...
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following this breaking news from the roadsen aperson was hit appear killed while walking along route 1 in alexandria. this happened just before 2:00 a.m. in the northbound lanes of route 1 near hunting to be avenue. this is just below the beltway. investigators cleared the scene within past hour and we'll continue to follow that. >>> let's check in with tucker barnes to get the latest on your forecast. another nice day in store. >> at least the start of the day will be nice. plenty of sunshine for the first half of the day. some clouds later this afternoon and eventually rain showers, maybe thunderstorms tonight. that is the timing on our next rain. the good news is it is a quick mover. we'll be right back in the sunshine by tomorrow. there is your september nell radar. nothing locally. nice and quiet to start the day. it will be nice and dry for moaght the morning session and headed home from school. showers out to the west into eastern kentucky and portions of ohio. that is our next approaching system and it is a cold front that could bring us a period of showers later tonight and perhaps thunders
following this breaking news from the roadsen aperson was hit appear killed while walking along route 1 in alexandria. this happened just before 2:00 a.m. in the northbound lanes of route 1 near hunting to be avenue. this is just below the beltway. investigators cleared the scene within past hour and we'll continue to follow that. >>> let's check in with tucker barnes to get the latest on your forecast. another nice day in store. >> at least the start of the day will be nice....
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a person was hit and killed while walking along route one in alexandria this morning. this happened just before 2:00 a.m. in the northbound lanes of route one near huntington avenue. that is just below the beltway. investigators remain on the scene there this morning. lets he get the latest now on traffic in that area and elsewhere from julie wright. >> good morning to you. there is an ongoing investigation that continues to slow your traffic down just a bit along route one south of the beltway headed out towards huntington. we spoke with police. they tell us this is a lengthy investigation because it's fatality. right now, all lanes are open. you will be tapping the brake because of the flashing lights and that distraction. make note of that. all lanes open in each direction. traveling around the capital beltway, lanes are open, light volume at the wilson bridge. nothing to talk about here. lanes are open, a nice, easy ride. you will find yourself at speed as you continue to work your way northbound i-95 coming in out of newington. a nice, easy trip in both the expres
a person was hit and killed while walking along route one in alexandria this morning. this happened just before 2:00 a.m. in the northbound lanes of route one near huntington avenue. that is just below the beltway. investigators remain on the scene there this morning. lets he get the latest now on traffic in that area and elsewhere from julie wright. >> good morning to you. there is an ongoing investigation that continues to slow your traffic down just a bit along route one south of the...
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schools in fauquier, fairfax, loudoun and alexandria and falls church closed tomorrow. no classes. in maryland, howard, montgomery, prince william, st. mary's, prince george's county schools all closed tomorrow. lastly, d.c. public schools will be closed. >> those who live along the chesapeake bay are keeping an extra close eye out for sandy. >> news4's derrick ward spent this day in chesapeake beach and he talked to folks who say they're ready for whatever the storm throws their way. >> reporter: it's obvious when you live in a place that has the word beach in its name, you get used to weathering storms. >> been here for 30 years. >> we're tough down here in southern maryland, that's all i can say. >> reporter: that doesn't mean you don't take all the prudent precautions, like gassing up. >> all good. it comes with the turf. >> reporter: it does mean you keep an eye on things even when you live on high ground. >> i'm coming down to make sure it's not doing damage to my place of business, you know. >> reporter: yes, the bingo parlor sandbag and dry for now. the halloween getup said
schools in fauquier, fairfax, loudoun and alexandria and falls church closed tomorrow. no classes. in maryland, howard, montgomery, prince william, st. mary's, prince george's county schools all closed tomorrow. lastly, d.c. public schools will be closed. >> those who live along the chesapeake bay are keeping an extra close eye out for sandy. >> news4's derrick ward spent this day in chesapeake beach and he talked to folks who say they're ready for whatever the storm throws their...